Your Surname: What Does It Mean ?
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It's not very Welsh friendly, but as far as I know my sur-name roughly translates as Chief, son of John - so with my first name too, I'm "Rocky the Chief"... Yeah, I'm actually okay with that.
Surname: Hacker (yeah, it really is)
(origin: Dutch.) A chopper, a cleaver, hewer; figuratively, a brave soldier. Danish, Hakker, to cut in pieces, to chop, to hoe. Hekker, a hedge, from hekke, a hedge, a protection, place of security.
Growing up in the 80s, it meant more of someone spitting (according to the kids on the playground). Around the mid-90s when the net got more popular, all of a sudden it was nearly cool to have this last name. I used to work in computer retail and repair, and I've had people ask if I've had my name legally changed to reflect my past occupation. Frankly, I HATE that the word hacker refers to someone who breaks into important databases to steal information. I have wanted for a long time to trademark the name so at least I get a few bucks when some news program talks about these dumbasses and I won't feel so bad. But it costs money to make money, and I can't seriously consider laying out that kinda cash on a regular basis to keep idiots from saying my name. I just flip off the tv and am done with it.
(origin: Dutch.) A chopper, a cleaver, hewer; figuratively, a brave soldier. Danish, Hakker, to cut in pieces, to chop, to hoe. Hekker, a hedge, from hekke, a hedge, a protection, place of security.
Growing up in the 80s, it meant more of someone spitting (according to the kids on the playground). Around the mid-90s when the net got more popular, all of a sudden it was nearly cool to have this last name. I used to work in computer retail and repair, and I've had people ask if I've had my name legally changed to reflect my past occupation. Frankly, I HATE that the word hacker refers to someone who breaks into important databases to steal information. I have wanted for a long time to trademark the name so at least I get a few bucks when some news program talks about these dumbasses and I won't feel so bad. But it costs money to make money, and I can't seriously consider laying out that kinda cash on a regular basis to keep idiots from saying my name. I just flip off the tv and am done with it.
last week A Girl spent like 10 minutes trying to prove to everyone that surname means the same thing as a maiden name.
English: Hawkins- this is a variant of Hawkinge, a habitational name from a place in Kent, so called from Old English Hafocing ?hawk place?.
English: Hawkins- this is a variant of Hawkinge, a habitational name from a place in Kent, so called from Old English Hafocing ?hawk place?.
A Dutch family sails for days across endless ocean to reach the holy promise land of America. Upon their arrival, they were greeted by the mayor taking a census of the new citizens.Stickman97 said:
"Name, sir?" asks the Mayor kindly.
"Goede middag! Familie Von Der Weerf, meneer." replied the Dutchman in a low brisk voice.
"Pardon sir?" asked the quizzical Major.
After 2.7 minutes of not understanding the Dutch man or his family, the exasperated Mayor finally asked.
"Where are you from, sir?"
"...Holland."
And that is where your name came from.
This is the best removal of a double post I've ever seen. Love it.IdealistCommi said:
OT: My surname means pit or hollow. Yeah, my name means a fucking hole in the ground. Score.
Not going to tell you my surname, but it's pre Norman and means either Mouse wood or Muls Island, Mul being Saxon name.
Ok, I may have not been able to find mine, but I found several others from people I know.
Vincent
Adams
Valentine
Walker
Tindall
Findley
Vincent
This fine name, with variant spellings Vincett, Vinsen, Vinson, and Vinsun , derives from the Latin "Vincentius", a personal name of victory from "vincere", to conquer. The popularity of the name in medieval Europe was partly due to the veneration in which the 3rd Century Spanish Martyr, St. Vincent, was held. In medieval England, Vincent occurs in documents from 1200 onwards, usually in the Latinized form "Vincencius" as in the 1206, Curia Regis Rolls of Norfolk. One Vincentius Filius (son of) Wuluiet, witness, was noted in the 1222, Assize Court Rolls of Warwickshire. The surname first appears in the early part of the 13th Century (see below). Other early recordings include Roger Vincent (Berkshire, 1273), and Agatha Vincent (Sussex, 1296). In 1626, one William Vincent, an early settler in the New World, was granted 100 acres of land near Charles city, Virginia. Another William Vincent (1739 - 1815), dean of Westminster, Superintened restoration works in Westminster Abbey from 1807. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Vincent, which was dated 1230, in the "Cartulary of Oseney Abbey", Oxfordshire, during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Adams
This interesting surname is a patronymic of Adam, which is of English origin, and is from the Hebrew personal name "Adam", which was borne, according to Genesis, by the first man. The name is of uncertain etymology; however, it is often said to be from the Hebrew "adama", earth. It was very popular as a given name among non-Jews throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. The personal name was first recorded in England with one "Adam Warenarius " in Lincolnshire in 1146 - 1153. The surname development since 1281 (see below) includes the following: John Adamsone (1296, Scotland), William Adames (1327, Worcestershire) and Richard Adamessone (circa 1400, Norfolk). The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735 - 1826), and his son John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848), who became the sixth president, were descended from Henry Adams, a yeoman farmer who had emigrated from Barton St. David, Somerset, to Massachusetts (United States of America) in 1640. Among the recordings in London is the marriage of Robert Adams and Jane Stanton on September 25th 1573 at St. Dunstan's, Stepney. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alianor Adam, which was dated 1281, witness in the "Assize Rolls of Cheshire", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Valentine
This interesting surname is of English and Scottish origin, and is from a medieval given name, derived from the Latin "Valentinus", a derivative of "valere", to be strong, healthy. The personal name was never common in England until the end of the 12th Century; this was probably a result of French influence. The name was borne by a 3rd Century saint and martyr, whose feast falls on February 14th, the date of a traditional celebration of spring going back to the Roman fertility festival of Juno Februata. The first recording of the personal name was in the Curia Rolls for Wiltshire in 1198, as "Valentinus", and the surname was first recorded in the mid 13th Century (see below). In the modern idiom the surname can be found recorded as Valentine, Val(l)entin, Vallentine, Val(l)intine, Wallentin and Valentin. Recordings from London Church Registers include: the marriage of Alexander Valentine and Sarah Hackman on September 18th 1723, at St. Katherine in the Tower, and the marriage of Donald Valentine and Ealer Boyd on February 14th 1741, at St. George's, Hanover Square, Westminster. A Coat of Arms granted to a family of the name from Hereford is a black shield, on a silver chevron three black lions' heads erased, the Crest being an ermine demi pegasus salient and erased enfiled on the body with a gold ducal coronet. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Matilda Valentyn, which was dated 1251, in the "Pipe Rolls of Huntingdonshire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Walker
This ancient and distinguished surname, with over fifty entries in the "Dictionary of National Biography", and having no less than sixty Coats of Arms, is of Anglo-Scottish origins. It is either an occupational name for a fuller, or a locational name from a place called Walker in Northumberland. If occupational it derives from the pre 7th Century word "wealcere", and describes the work of the fuller to scour and thicken raw cloth in a large vessel containing a water mixture by trampling on it. Job descriptive surnames denoted the actual occupation of the namebearer, and became hereditary when a son followed the father into the same skill or business. If locational, Walker in Northumberland is recorded as Walkyr in the "Inquisitiones post mortem", dated 1268 from the Old Scandinavian word "kiarr", and means "The wall by the marsh". Early examples of recordings include Robert le Walker, in the Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire in 1260, whilst Sir Edward Walker (1612 - 1677), was the purchaser of Shakespeare's house at Stratford-on-Avon in 1675. Robert Walker (1789 - 1854) the curate of Seathwaite, Cumberland, was popularly known as "Wonderful Walker", and commemorated by Wordsworth. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Richard le Walkere. This was dated 1248, in "Select Documents of the Abbey of Bec", Warwickshire, during the reign of Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Tindall
This interesting and unusual name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible sources, the first being that it is a regional name for someone who lived in Tynedale, the valley of the river Tyne, deriving from a British (pre-Roman) river name "Tina" (from a Celtic root word meaning "to flow"), with the Olde English pre 7th Century "doel", valley. However, this surname may also be a locational name from Tindale in Cumbria, which is situated on a tributary of the South Tyne, and has the same derivation as before. Locational surnames were usually acquired by a local landowner, or by the lord of the manor, and especially by those former inhabitants of a place who had moved to another area, usually in search of work, and were thereafter best identified by the name of their birthplace. One Thomas Tindall was recorded in "James Cittie", Virginia, in February 1623. Recordings from Cumbria Church Registers include the christening of Hellen Tindall on November 13th 1664, at Torpenhow. The Coat of Arms most associated with the name is a silver shield with a red fess dancette, in chief three red crescents, the Crest being out of a gold ducal coronet, a plume of five silver feathers. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam de Tindal, which was dated 1165, in the "Pipe Rolls of Northumberland", during the reign of King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Findley
This is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic personal name Fionnlagh, composed of the elements "fionn" meaning "fair", plus "lagh", a hero. The latter element is written as "laoch" in modern Gaelic. The Old Scottish Chronicles of the Kings of Dalrida record the name as Fionnlaoich and Finnleoch, circa 1080. The name of MacBeth's father was spelt Findleach in "The Book of Leinster" (1070). The name is generally translated as "Fair Head" but the explanation for Fionnlagh or Fionnlugh also appears as "Faire one of (the Celtic God) Lug". One, Fynlayus, clericus, witnessed a charter in 1246 "Register of Paisley Monastery". The surname adopted from this source first appears in the early 16th Century, (see below). In the "modern" idiom, the name is spelt Fin(d)lay or Fin(d)ley. On August 18th 1671, Lillias Findley was christened in Edinburgh. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Andrew Fyndelai, chaplain of Brechin, which was dated 1526 "Episcopal Register of Brechin", Scotland, during the reign of King James V of Scotland 1513 - 1543. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
This very interesting name is generally considered in modern times to be of Welsh origin, but in fact there are at least four possible origins. These are "Gwyn", which is of Old Welsh origin, and, possibly as it translates as "fair", a descriptive nickname for an Anglo-Saxon invader. The next source is from "Wine", an Olde English pre 7th Century word and personal name meaning "the friend". Thirdly, it may be derived from the Norse-Viking pre 9th Century "Hvin", translating literally as "gorse", but probably a nickname for a "prickly person", and finally, it may be derived from "Wynn", an Olde English baptismal name which translates as "Joy". All early recordings are from England, such as the first recording (see below), and other examples include: Thomas filius Win (1255, Shropshire); Philip Wyn (1327, the Pipe Rolls of Shropshire); whilst Griffin Wynn or Winne was recorded on January 30th 1624 as being a member of the Governors Guard of Pasbehaighs, Virginia. There were over twenty Coats of Arms granted to families of the name, but the one most associated with the family is a red shield with a Saracen's head erased at the neck proper wreathed about the temples black and silver. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Osketel Wyn, which was dated 1199, in the "Pipe Rolls of Suffolk", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "The Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Connor, according to google dictionary, means "WOLF LOVER" in Gaelic. It would be Conor in Gaelic but I'm American, so we spell it Connor.
"This interesting surname is of Scottish origin, and is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac an Phearsain", the prefix "mac" denoting son of, plus "pearsan" parson, hence "son of the parson". Early recordings include Bean Makimpersone who witnessed a bond between William of Rose and Duncan Makintosche, captain of Clancattane (1490); payment was made to David Makfassane "for twa gunnis of matel" in 1538, and Donald Makphersone, prior of Strathphillane, appears as witness in 1585, and is recorded in the "Black Book of Taymouth". Edinburgh Church Records list the marriages of Aeneas McPherson to Margaret Scrimgeor on April 19th 1677, and of Alex McPherson to Anna Robertson on March 29th 1683. John McPherson was born in Edinburgh in 1784. He was a merchant who emigrated to North East Canada. A Coat of Arms granted to the family is per fesse gold and blue a lymphad, sails furled, gold oars in action, in the dexter chief a hand fessways couped, grasping a red dagger erect, in the sinister chief a red cross crosslet fitcheee. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alexander Makfersan, which was dated 1447, bailie to the bishop of Aberdeen, during the reign of King James 11 of Scotland, 1437 - 1460. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling."
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my bad >.>Haha, my surname IS really rare! It's not even in there! Probably because it's of Chinese origin, but still, aw...MysteriousStranger said:
Well, before using that I know my actual last name (Marshman) is a name probably descended from the job of a Marshman, the people who would collect the straw to make thatched roofs
The name I commonly use now though...
Something about a wood cleaner :/ I already knew it was popular in Yorkshire though, where I'm from.
The name I commonly use now though...
Something about a wood cleaner :/ I already knew it was popular in Yorkshire though, where I'm from.